World Renown Heart Surgeon: Heart disease caused by simple carbs and a low fat diet

UnknownSpecies

Saw an interesting article that I thought I should share here. Hopefully people living by the myth of "healthy" low-fat diets give this a read.

Article here.

Excerpt from the article below. I'd advice you to read the whole thig though, it's good that a respected heart doctor has come out with this to the public.

The discovery a few years ago that inflammation in the artery wall is the real cause of heart disease is slowly leading to a paradigm shift in how heart disease and other chronic ailments will be treated.

The long-established dietary recommendations have created epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the consequences of which dwarf any historical plague in terms of mortality, human suffering and dire economic consequences.

Despite the fact that 25% of the population takes expensive statin medications and despite the fact we have reduced the fat content of our diets, more Americans will die this year of heart disease than ever before.

Statistics from the American Heart Association show that 75 million Americans currently suffer from heart disease, 20 million have diabetes and 57 million have pre-diabetes. These disorders are affecting younger and younger people in greater numbers every year.

Simply stated, without inflammation being present in the body, there is no way that cholesterol would accumulate in the wall of the blood vessel and cause heart disease and strokes. Without inflammation, cholesterol would move freely throughout the body as nature intended. It is inflammation that causes cholesterol to become trapped.

Inflammation is not complicated — it is quite simply your body’s natural defence to a foreign invader such as a bacteria, toxin or virus. The cycle of inflammation is perfect in how it protects your body from these bacterial and viral invaders. However, if we chronically expose the body to injury by toxins or foods the human body was never designed to process,a condition occurs called chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation is just as harmful as acute inflammation is beneficial.

What thoughtful person would willfully expose himself repeatedly to foods or other substances that are known to cause injury to the body? Well,smokers perhaps, but at least they made that choice willfully.

The rest of us have simply followed the recommended mainstream dietthat is low in fat and high in polyunsaturated fats and carbohydrates, not knowing we were causing repeated injury to our blood vessels. Thisrepeated injury creates chronic inflammation leading to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity.

Let me repeat that: The injury and inflammation in our blood vessels is caused by the low fat diet recommended for years by mainstream medicine.

What are the biggest culprits of chronic inflammation? Quite simply, they are the overload of simple, highly processed carbohydrates (sugar, flourand all the products made from them) and the excess consumption of omega-6 vegetable oils like soybean, corn and sunflower that are found in many processed foods.

siochain

Grains cause inflammation, grains cause inflammation in the arteries, cholesterol does what its supposed to do and mend our artery walls. Cholesterol gets the blame for CVD. Messed up or what. These facts have been around for a while now the traditional American food pyramid is a joke, look where it got a lot of their population and look where its driving Ireland

Personally I have eliminated all grains, eat lots of good fats, protein and veg that grows above the ground. Lipid profile has never been better and dam do i feel good.

feelgoodinc27

siochain wrote: »

These facts have been around for a while now the traditional American food pyramid is a joke, look where it got a lot of their population and look where its driving Ireland

Its a bit of a leap to say the food pyramid is wrong, the US is the birthplace of cheap fast food and junk food. Also do the majority of people eat according to the food pyramid.

Chancer3001

veg that grows above the ground...

whats wrong with carrots and parsnips?

Hanley

feelgoodinc27 wrote: »

Its a bit of a leap to say the food pyramid is wrong, the US is the birthplace of cheap fast food and junk food. Also do the majority of people eat according to the food pyramid.

The food pyramid IS wrong tho.

Chancer3001

yeah, youd be eating grains all day on that thing!!

Hanley

Hanley wrote: »

The food pyramid IS wrong tho.

dept of selling grains in "sponsoring grain consumption" shocker

Transform

feelgoodinc27 wrote: »

Its a bit of a leap to say the food pyramid is wrong, the US is the birthplace of cheap fast food and junk food. Also do the majority of people eat according to the food pyramid.

of course its wrong when the foundation is - eat lots of healthy wholegrains.

Add to that the idea to cut back on animal fats or plant saturated fats e.g. coconut oil, butter etc is just flying in the face of a mountain of evidence and personal experience

this guy is the smartest fecker in any room. Watch it if you want to get your nutrition together.

However, It really is not lack of education for most its lack of will.

UnknownSpecies

Transform wrote: »

of course its wrong when the foundation is - eat lots of healthy wholegrains.

Add to that the idea to cut back on animal fats or plant saturated fats e.g. coconut oil, butter etc is just flying in the face of a mountain of evidence and personal experience

this guy is the smartest fecker in any room. Watch it if you want to get your nutrition together.

However, It really is not lack of education for most its lack of will.

I don't know how true this is. I know that I used to always try and eat healthier and asked instructors at my gym for advice but they all told me the importance of whole grains and low fat foods. Things like "have bread, rice, pasta or oats with each meal", "choose low fat varieties of yoghurt/milk/cheese/etc" or "grill all your food because the oils are full of fat". After I got older (and fatter), I turned to the internet for information. Without it, I don't think I'd know even 90% of what I know now. The thing is, most people won't actually research this stuff on the internet. They will maintain a diet that their parents and the media have told them for years is healthy ie. low fat, lots of wholegrains

As soon as I was armed with all this new and more logical information, I was finally successful. Maybe I'm different in this respect, but I really do think that most people are just ignorant, not lacking will. Even my friends and family, who had seen me lose 20kg and become very healthy, were sceptical when I told them what I had learned and how I applied it. Anyway, that's just my experience, you're obviously a lot more experienced than me Transform so maybe I'm wrong.

tattykitty

May I ask a (perhaps ignorant) question? Did those of you who cut grains from your diet also cut out oats? I hear conflicting chatter about how good porridge is, how healthy and nutritious oats are, but they are a kind of grain. Would oats be considered a cause of inflammation too, do you think?

I ask because, while I've recently cut out most wheat and grains, I do still eat porridge, and also homemade granola (made with oats, honey, cinnamon and a tbsp of olive oil). It's delicious and filling, but I wonder whether I'm still doing myself the same amount of harm as I would be with grains.

Thanks

Mr. CooL ICE

I've only started browsing this forum recently as over the last 6 months, I've been watching what I have been eating. Without going into too much detail, I've cut down on processed foods, fats and upped fruit/veg intake.

After learning properly about fats, is it fair to say that I don't need to be careful about eating bacon???

tommyboy2222

^^^^^^

The Primal Blueprint might be a good source of info for you.


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siochain

Chancer3001 wrote: »

veg that grows above the ground...

whats wrong with carrots and parsnips?

One's above the ground generally have less starch, are more nutrient dense and weight for weight would in the majority of cases keep you fuller for longer. Having said that raw carrots and beetroot are pretty good.

rocky

what's wrong with starch?

siochain

feelgoodinc27 wrote: »

Its a bit of a leap to say the food pyramid is wrong, the US is the birthplace of cheap fast food and junk food. Also do the majority of people eat according to the food pyramid.

Have you seen it? Is there anything good about it?

Squiggle

Publicity like this probably won't help Dr Lundell to get his message across !

--Kaiser--

Squiggle wrote: »

Publicity like this probably won't help Dr Lundell to get his message across !

His argument should be debated on it's own merits, his standing as a doctor (either as 'world renowned' or as dubious as is mentioned on Quackwatch) should be disregarded

siochain

rocky wrote: »

what's wrong with starch?

starch = polysaccharide = glucose (when broken down in the body)

So it depends on what your health goals are on if there is anything wrong with starch.

siochain

dorgasm wrote: »

I don't know how true this is. I know that I used to always try and eat healthier and asked instructors at my gym for advice but they all told me the importance of whole grains and low fat foods. Things like "have bread, rice, pasta or oats with each meal", "choose low fat varieties of yoghurt/milk/cheese/etc" or "grill all your food because the oils are full of fat". After I got older (and fatter), I turned to the internet for information. Without it, I don't think I'd know even 90% of what I know now. The thing is, most people won't actually research this stuff on the internet. They will maintain a diet that their parents and the media have told them for years is healthy ie. low fat, lots of wholegrains

As soon as I was armed with all this new and more logical information, I was finally successful. Maybe I'm different in this respect, but I really do think that most people are just ignorant, not lacking will. Even my friends and family, who had seen me lose 20kg and become very healthy, were sceptical when I told them what I had learned and how I applied it. Anyway, that's just my experience, you're obviously a lot more experienced than me Transform so maybe I'm wrong.

dorgasm, am i getting your right you packed in the grains and low fat stuff and your down 20kg?

rocky

siochain wrote: »

starch = polysaccharide = glucose (when broken down in the body)

So it depends on what your health goals are on if there is anything wrong with starch.

What's wrong with glucose?

I want to be healthy.

arandale

I recently came accross a site LCHF, have you heard seen it, its much on the same line. I have read the imfo but was afraid to follow it, but not anymore. I have 2 stone to lose and i think i will change my way of eating.

Please let me know what you think!

El_Dangeroso

Simple carbs do not cause heart disease per se. Some simple carbs are tasty though, so you'll probably eat too much, excess weight is not good for the heart.

But eat nothing but baked potato and you will lose weight. There are healthy simple carbs and unhealthy simple carbs, 'tis all about context.

rocky

...and white flour is not a simple carbohydrate.

What are the biggest culprits of chronic inflammation? Quite simply, they are the overload of simple, highly processed carbohydrates (sugar, flourand all the products made from them)

El_Dangeroso

rocky wrote: »

...and white flour is not a simple carbohydrate.

Depends, there's several definitions of 'simple', sometimes it's a byword for high GI.

rocky

Never heard of it

..Which is not to say that white wheat flour is not without its problems in some people ... but not because of the type of carbohydrate it is.

Misleading article, keeps on about carbohydrates (general) being toxins, and only towards the end naming "simple, highly processed carbs". I can't imagine how even the simple carbs can be toxins. Glucose, the fuel used by the brain, a toxin?

btw, buy my book The Great Cholesterol Lie, it's only 50 bucks on Amazon!!

El_Dangeroso

rocky wrote: »

Never heard of it

..Which is not to say that white wheat flour is not without its problems in some people ... but not because of the type of carbohydrate it is.

Misleading article, keeps on about carbohydrates (general) being toxins, and only towards the end naming "simple, highly processed carbs". I can't imagine how even the simple carbs can be toxins. Glucose, the fuel used by the brain, a toxin?

btw, buy my book The Great Cholesterol Lie, it's only 50 bucks on Amazon!!

Yeah, such a shame that it's super-quacks are around muddying the waters.